Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-21
Story OF a Mine.


donia, Minnesota, and now on his way
to locate at Duluth, called at the HER
AID office a few days ago. His OBJ
ject in coming to Lancaster was to
visit Mr.. VIM. Pollock, a relative of
his wife, and other old friends, and to
look after an old lead mine near Bee
town. In 1912 he lived in this county.
When Goodhue run the HERALD Mr..
Streeter wrote notes for it, and he also
correspondent from here to the Pioneer
Press at the time of its first starting.
In his mining operations at Beetown
Mr.. Streeter had monied partner who
died. They had discovered what they
had every reason to believe was a rich
lead mine, but as the surviving partner
was out Of money he had to abandon it,
and it is his purpose now to locate the
old spot, purchase the land, and de.
velop the mine by drifting with good
force of men. The gentleman owns
large interest in the Iron Hill
mines in the Black Hills, and has
various other mining operations that
command his attention, but amid all
the rounds of his busy life he has never
once forgotten the golden promise of
that old mine near Beetown. The mine
has had rest of forty years, and we
hope it will work the better and unfold
its hidden treasuresthe more bountifully
on accoun: of it. Concerning Mr.
Streeter's past career the Caledonia
(Minn.) Journal has the following:
1T was in the year 1888, when only a
youth of less than twenty summers,
that he came west, stopping at Galena,
ILL.,, where he remained until reaching
his majority, and where he cast his
first vote at the election OF James X.
Polk, for president Later he moved
to the then territory of Wisconsin, where
in 1847, he took an active part in the
election of delegates to frame the con-
stitution of that state, and made an
active canvas in the interest OF Nelson
Dewey the first governor of Wisconsin.
In 1850 MIR. Streeter crossed the Mis-
sissippi the fourth time, landing IN
northern Iowa, but remained only q
short time when he came and located
at Wild Cat Bluff, now Brownsville,
in Houston county. Was the first
practicing lawyer in this section of
the state. In 1857 he was elected a
member of the constitutional conven-
ton of Minnesota, and the following
year he received the election of senator
to the state legislature. In 1860 he
was appointed by President Buchanan
as special agent for the government for
all the unorganized territory of the
United States"
Since the above was written we have
received the following letter from Mr..
Streeter:
BROWNSVILLE, Him, July IS. 1887.
To TIE Editor Of the Grant Co. Herald:
The lost mine referred to In my interview with
with you Was found and worked out by one OF
my former partners In the property, George
Birmingham and others, who abandoned their
original Interest, only TO return after had dis
covered the lead and left it for the purpose OF
raising funds with fixed determination 80 re-
turn 40 sosn a. circumstances would admit;
but the unforeseen events that so often change
the srsirs of man, prevented until forty-two
years had bsen added to the countless millions
gone before, when returned over the tims-worn
trail, almost forsaken by memory, to learn that
enc of my old partners had robbed the mine OF
its treasure. o.w. STRBRTER.